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JAMMU DECEMBER 21 :

Senior National Conference leaders today assailed the attachment of properties of Dr Farooq Abdullah and described the action as a political vendetta aimed at weakening the premier political party of Jammu and Kashmir.

“The action speaks volumes about the desperation in the BJP rank and file on the face of National Conference further consolidating its roots in Jammu and Kashmir”, senior National Conference leaders said in a joint statement issued from Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here, adding that such coercive tactics would not deter the party, which is a mass movement.

“The timing of the unfortunate action at the conclusion of the Distract Development Council election makes it all the more murkier and raises questions on the intent of the BJP, which has now mastered in using the agencies for furthering its political agendas, the joint statement said, adding that the entire cadre of National Conference is behind Dr Farooq Abdullah at these testing times. The National Conference has always braved challenges with courage and fortitude and this time also the cadre is determined to brave the situation unitedly, the statement maintained.

The National Conference leaders expressed solidarity with Dr Farooq Abdullah, saying the BJP will fail in its machinations of maligning opponents and settling political scores by stooping too low.

The signatories to the joint statement included Provincial President Mr Devender Singh Rana,  Ajay Kumar Sadhotra,  Surjeet Singh Salathia, Sardar Harbans Singh, Rattan Lal Gupta, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Sajjed Ahmed Kichloo, Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari, Javed Ahmed Rana, Qazi Jalal Ud Din, Brij Mohan Sharma, Th. Kashmira Singh, Bushan Lal Bhat, Jugal Mahajan, Khalid Najeeb Suharawardy, Ajaz Jan, Haji Mohd Hussain, T.S Wazir, Bimla Luthra, Deepender Kour, Vijay Laxami Dutta, Satwant Kour Dogra, Vijay Lochan, Abdul Gani Teli, Anil Dhar, Mohinder Singh, S. Gurdeep Singh Sasan, Dr. Gagan Bhagat, Sawarn Latta, Prem Sagar Aziz,  Dilshad Malik, Reeta Gupta, S.S Bunty, G.H Malik, Pardeep Bali, Jagjeevan Lal. Dharamveer Singh Jamwal, Som Nath Khajuria, Tanveer Ahmed Kichloo, Pyare Lal Sharma,  Naresh Bittu, Mohinder Gupta, Ajeet Kumar Sharma, Romy Khajuria, Sunil Verma, Shafayat Ahmed Khan, Bhushan Uppal, Bagh Hussain Rathore, Sardar Sucha Singh, Ashok Singh Manhas, Ashok Dogra,  M.K Yogi. Rashida Begum, Nar Singh, Ch. Rehmat Ali, Daljeet Sharma, Tarshem Khullar, Rajeev Gupta, Iftkhair Choudhary, Jatin Bhat, Rakesh Singh Raka, Ravi Dogra.

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JAMMU DECEMBER 21:

   Crime Branch Jammu produced 320 page charge-sheet, against accused duo- viz(1) Retired Veterinary Doctor Rehmatullah Khora age 73 years S/O late Sh. Habibullah Khora R/O Balwan Mohalla Tehsil & District Doda and (2) Sajjad Ahmed Najjar, age 48 years S/O Late Sh. Abdul Gafar R/O H.No. 57 ward No.6, near Jamia Mohalla Kishtwar in case FIR No. 14/2019 U/S 420,120-B RPC for their involvement in duping the unemployed youth of their hard earned money after hatching criminal conspiracy to cheat them by way of inducement on the pretext of arranging Jobs in J&K Bank. The charge-sheet has been produced in the Hon’ble Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Thatri on 18-12-2020 for judicial determination.

A written complaint was lodged by complainant – Rattan Lal S/O Sh. Jagat Ram R/O Bhalwana Tehsil Mohalla District Doda against the afore- mentioned accused duo to the effect that he is a business man by profession and running a hardware store at Thatri District Doda for the last more than 8 years and while the accused No. 1 is retired doctor from Sheep Husbandry department and also had a Timber depot at Doda in the name and style of M/S Royal Timber Depot, the accused No. 2 is residing at Kishtwar and alleged that both the persons with criminal intention hatched criminal conspiracy to cheat him. Accused- notorious cheat Rehmatullah Khora allured the complainant that accused -Sajjad Ahmed Najjar has good relations with the higher authorities of J&K Bank and can manage job for the complainant as a clerk in J&K Bank and on the inducement of both the accused persons, complainant gave them Rs. 6.20 lacs to them on different occasions through cheques and cash. After receiving the money the accused adopted delaying tactics and later, the complainant requested them to payback the money but they didn’t pay any heed to his requests. The accused, however, gave two cheques amounting Rs 3, 50,000/- each of J&K Bank HDFC Bank respectively to the complainant but to the utter dismay of the complainant when he approached for en-cashing the amount, the complainant was given a Memo by the concerned Banks that HDFC account has been closed and J&K Bank A/c has insufficient balance. Thus, cheating the complainant and duping him of Rs. 6.20 lakhs on the pretext of providing Job of a Clerk in J&K Bank.

 On receipt of the complaint a preliminary verification was initiated by Crime Branch Jammu and during the course of enquiry allegations were prima-facie substantiated. Accordingly the instant case was registered in Crime Branch Jammu under the relevant sections of law for in-depth investigation. During the course of investigation oral, documentary as well as scientific evidence was collected and offences are fully established against the accused persons. During the course of investigation it also came to fore that Sajad Ahmed Najar is a habitual offender and has four (4) cases registered against him at P/S Kishtwar.

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BANDIPORA DECEMBER 21:

A 20 year old lady was found dead in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday.

The locals found the body in SK Payeen village near Wular vintage park of the district.

Official sources told KNT that the deceased (name withheld), was in her early twenties who resides in Laharwalpora village of the district. The girl was married.

A police fficial said the body has been sent for postmortem. He said a case has been registered and investigation set into motion.(KNT)

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SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 21 :

Two PDP members, including the maternal uncle of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, have been “detained”, PDP said on Monday. The detained include Sartaj Madani, uncle of Mufti, and Peer Mansoor. Incidentally, the authorities in June this year had revoked PSA detention against the duo together alongside former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal.

“Total lawlessness as PDPs Sartaj Madni & Mansoor Hussain have been arbitrarily detained today on the eve of DDC election results. Every senior police officer here is clueless as it is ‘upar say order’. No rule of law in J&K anymore. It is out & out Gunda Raj,” Mehbooba Mufti said in a tweet. (GNS)

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SRINAGAR DECEMBER 21:

A militant organisation in Kashmir, People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) has threatened in a new video to “execute” the agents of Rashtriya SwayamSevak Sangh (RSS) who are planning to settle in Jammu and Kashmir and warned that “we won’t allow Israeli-type settler colonies … and Indians who want to settle in those colonies will become its legitimate target,” reported News18.

A masked man, wearing a pheran, with two AK rifles and several rounds of ammunition placed on a table, further said in the video that “as a rule, we don’t target civilians but all those RSS agents who want to come with a sinister plan of settling down in Kashmir, they would not be spared”.

As per the report, the PAFF had earlier in the year shot a video of their ambush on a CRPF party near Srinagar-Baramulla highway by using bodycams for the first time.

“Outsiders won’t be allowed to change the pious status of Jammu and Kashmir. Colonies for non-Kashmiris in the garb of settlement colonies and sectors is another dirty plan of fascist Indian regime,” he said. “Freedom fighters won’t allow such dirty plans to flourish in Jammu and Kashmir. They will put their lives on line to thrust such moves. So be aware.”

The spokesman alleged the “Hindutva terrorists” were scheming to throw Kashmiris out by usurping their land and cutting their orchards on one pretext or another, reported News18. Some news clips of land being identified for soldiers’ colony and orchards being mowed down were embedded in the video where the masked likened it to “Israeli style-settler colonialism”.

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RIYADH DECEMBER 21:

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international passenger flights for citizens and residents over fears about the fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.

The kingdoms interior ministry says the one-week flight ban may be extended until medical information about the nature of this virus becomes clear.

The country’s land and seaports will also close for a week. The government ordered anyone who has returned from or passed through a European country over the past three months to get tested for COVID-19 immediately.

The ministry added that the travel suspension will not affect the country’s cargo flights and supply chains. (PTI)

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SOPORE DECEMBER 20 :

Closing ceremony of Police Martyrs Sports festival organised by District Police Sopore was held at Khushal Sports Stadium Sopore.

                 The sports festival which commenced on 22nd October 2020 concluded today at Khushal Sports Stadium Sopore. The festival was orginised in order to boost the sports activities and to inculcate the sports spirit among the youth of Sopore area.  

                 ADC Sopore Shri. Sajad Parvaiz, SSP Sopore Shri. Javaid Iqbal-JKPS, CO 177 CRPF, CO 179 CRPF, 2 IC 22 RR, DySp DAR  and other Civil and Police officers were present on the concluding function.

                 Total number of 100 cricket teams, 32 Football teams and 32 Volleyball teams from Police District Sopore participated in the Sports Festival.

                 The final of cricket was played between Seer Sports Sopore and Cricket Institute Sopore which was won by Seer Sports Sopore by 52 runs at MET ground Sopore.

                 Volleyball final was played between DPL Sopore and Zaingeer Seniors which was won by Zaingeer Seniors by 3:2 and Football final was played between FC Gund Kareem Khan and FC Tulibal which was won by FC Tulibal by 1:0 at Khushal Sports Stadium Sopore.

                 Later, Officers distributed cash prizes/trophies to the winner and runner up teams. After the culmination of the presentation ceremony, SSP Sopore while interacting with the participants expressed immense happiness with the sports activities being conducted in the Police District from time to time.

                 He further assured that such events shall be organised in future and Police will make all the efforts in encouraging the sports talent in PD Sopore.

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SRINAGAR DECEMBER 20 :

As the mainstream political parties eagerly await the results of much hyped DDC Polls, a buzz has gone around the political landscape of J&K that a new political outfit was likely to emerge in coming days, with many suggesting that a stalwart leader from Kashmir polity could lead the new flock.

News agency RNA quoted sources as saying that many leaders of various political parties across J&K have been huddling from several weeks to float a new political party in coming days.

A senior political leader of a party from South Kashmir said that more than a dozen senior political leaders from North, Central and South Kashmir along with many from the Jammu division were in serious and deep consultations from so many days and were likely to launch a new party which would be most probably led by a political heavyweight from Kashmir. When asked if , he was hinting towards the former PDP Patron and Deputy Chief Minster Muzaffer Hussain Beigh, the leader retorted and said , he ( Mr. Beigh) had nothing to do with it , adding that it would be a “credible surprise.”

” No, he has nothing to do with it. Please wait a few more days and you would come to know .” the leader told wishing not to be identified.

When asked why these leaders felt the need of launching another party when there were already so many parties and a grand alliance as well , another leader who has been part of the consultations said, ” Situations has been so confusing post Aug-05,2019, that nobody is sure what these party heads and leaders are upto. It has become so murky and absurd as well. We fail to understand what they say and what they do, so a new political outfit inwhich many leaders of various parties would join hands has now become inevitable.” he said.

Meanwhile this news wire has learnt that many senior leaders of various political parties including former minsters and legislators may breakaway from their parties to come together and be part of the new party. RNA could however, not confirm from independent sources as and when exactly the launch would take place , but sources maintained that the leaders were waiting for the culmination of the DDC elections and the process may pick momentum after the declaration of results on Tuesday reported RNA.

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SYEED IMTIYAZ

HANDWARA DECEMBER 20 :

Handwara town today witnessed the grand finale of a Music & Cultural festival. Renowned artists like Kabul Bukhari, Waqar Khan, MC Musaaib, Anil Pandit Chingari & Shagufta performed on the occasion and enthralled the crowds with their mesmerising performances. It was the first time that an event of such a magnitude has been conducted in North Kashmir. The presence of a large crowd which overflowed the performance ground, in Government Degree College, Handwara was witnessed for the first time in the area. The spectacular sight of ‘Badalta Kashmir’ was evident during the event.

Maj Gen HS Sahi, GOC Kilo Force, was the Chief Guest for the event. Speaking to the assembled gathering, he appreciated the artists as well as participation of people of Rajwar, Langate & Qaziabad. Maj Gen HS Sahi felicitated the Artists & Anchors, and also appreciated the zeal and enthusiasm of locals for whole-heartedly accepting the progressive change in the Kashmiri Society. This event bore a festive look and was attended by many prominent personalities & senior officials of the surrounding area.

The anchors on seeing the overwhelming support of crowd announced spontaneous award gift vouchers for most beautifully dressed, most enthusiastic participant, best dancer etc amongst the crowd. The mega music festival has opened the doors of such large events in future in an otherwise over-looked North Kashmir. The success of this event is a positive indicator of inevitable progress & development that North Kashmir would be witnessing in the future

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SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 20 :

Jammu and Kashmir reported four more deaths due to the covid-19 in the last twenty fours, taking the fatality count to 1841in J&K.
Three among the victims belonged to Jammu division and one to Kashmir Valley, officials told GNS on Sunday.

The victim from Valley includes a 85-year-old man from Rajbagh Srinagar and those from Jammu include two from Udhampur and one from the winter capital of the J&K—1 69-year-old man from Preet nagar.

With these deaths, the total fatality count in J&K reached 1841—1166 in the Valley and 675 in the Jammu region.

Srinagar district with 442 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (343), Baramulla (170), Budgam (106), Pulwama (88), Kupwara (88), Anantnag (82), Doda (60), Bandipora (58), Udhampur (52), Kulgam (53), Rajouri (54), Kathua (48), Ganderbal (42), Shopian (37), Samba (36), Poonch (22), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(21), and Reasi (13). (GNS)